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Kimba waste debate ongoing

Kimba waste debate ongoing

TWO nominated sites near Kimba will proceed to phase two in the search for a location for a national radioactive waste management facility.

Drivers rally to tackle cancer

Drivers rally to tackle cancer

WHEN most people go on long-distance adventures, they ensure their cars are in good working order and can make the journey.

Reefinator gets ready to rock

Reefinator gets ready to rock

A new machine is helping croppers in the tightly-held, lucrative lentil-growing Yorke Peninsula region make every hectare productive, including normally-avoided stony country.

Trough tech keeps water in line

Trough tech keeps water in line

IN the throes of a busy seeding program, water trough monitoring can be put on the backburner.

Drivers rally to tackle cancer

Drivers rally to tackle cancer

WHEN most people go on long-distance adventures, they ensure their cars are in good working order and can make the journey.

Emerging rural leaders celebrated | PHOTOS

Emerging rural leaders celebrated | PHOTOS

Agriculture's next crop of leaders was celebrated at the Rabobank Farm Managers Program graduation dinner in Adelaide on Thursday.

Small Jamestown yarding sells to $162

Small Jamestown yarding sells to $162

PROCESSORS and restockers competed for a small yarding of 5500 sheep at Jamestown on Thursday.

Market Chat – June 26 | Stock Journal

Market Chat – June 26 | Stock Journal

ALI KUCHEL recaps the past week's prices at SA livestock markets.

Opportunities on light cattle

Opportunities on light cattle

Small Jamestown yarding sells to $162

Small Jamestown yarding sells to $162

PROCESSORS and restockers competed for a small yarding of 5500 sheep at Jamestown on Thursday.

Transporters praise changes to road access

Transporters praise changes to road access

THE success of PIRSA’s 90-day Transport Project was among items discussed at the Livestock & Rural Transporters Association of SA annual conference in Adelaide at the weekend.

Trough tech keeps water in line

Trough tech keeps water in line

IN the throes of a busy seeding program, water trough monitoring can be put on the backburner.

Market Chat – June 26 | Stock Journal

Market Chat – June 26 | Stock Journal

ALI KUCHEL recaps the past week's prices at SA livestock markets.

Reefinator gets ready to rock

Reefinator gets ready to rock

A new machine is helping croppers in the tightly-held, lucrative lentil-growing Yorke Peninsula region make every hectare productive, including normally-avoided stony country.

Opportunities on light cattle

Opportunities on light cattle

Transporters praise changes to road access

Transporters praise changes to road access

THE success of PIRSA’s 90-day Transport Project was among items discussed at the Livestock & Rural Transporters Association of SA annual conference in Adelaide at the weekend.

More dairyfarmers change processors

More dairyfarmers change processors

AN additional 60 million litres of milk bought annually from SA dairy farms will go towards boosting Beston Global Food Company’s cheese production.

More dairyfarmers change processors

Flashback Friday – February 1956 | Stock Journal

AWI initiative yields big ideas

Budget ‘worst' for country SA

Cropping

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Debate on multi-peril pricing

Debate on multi-peril pricing

Huge new horti development

Huge new horti development

A massive greenhouse farming facility will be developed in western Victoria, using renewable energy.

Protein premiums continue to grow

Protein premiums continue to grow

The premium for high protein wheat on offer at present is likely to remain.

Energy, rail priorities says Cargill’s Penne Kehl

Energy, rail priorities says Cargill’s Penne Kehl

Cargill Australia's grain and oilseeds general manager Penne Kehl has a chat with grains reporter Gregor Heard.

Sheep

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‘Cautious’ support as wool industry raise digital trading concerns

‘Cautious’ support as wool industry raise digital trading concerns

There are industry views the projected Wool Exchange Portal savings are not what they are cracked up to be.

Aussie White ‘Wagyu of the sheep world’

Aussie White ‘Wagyu of the sheep world’

Testing is showing that fat from Australian White sheep has a melting point similar to Wagyu meat, giving it big ticks in the eating quality and health worlds.

AWI initiative yields big ideas

AWI initiative yields big ideas

A wireless sensor network to help woolgrowers remotely monitor their farms has won the inaugural Australian Wool Innovation Tech eChallenge.

Sheep CRC meets in SA

Sheep CRC meets in SA

SA stakeholders got a chance to discuss the latest Sheep Cooperative Research Centre projects with the board last week.

Attention on Aussie Whites

Attention on Aussie Whites

People from as far afield as Aramac and Gatton travelled to Cunnamulla to find out more about the Australian White meat sheep breed.

Photos from the Hay Inc graduation at Hay Sheep Show

Photos from the Hay Inc graduation at Hay Sheep Show

Graduates of the 2017 Hay Inc Rural Education program were successful in the Don McNeil Memorial Junior Merino sheep judging competition at the 2017 Hay Sheep Show.

All the results from the Hay Sheep Show | Photos & Video

All the results from the Hay Sheep Show | Photos & Video

The 66th annual Hay Sheep Show attracted many of the best stud and commercial Merino sheep in the south.

Beef

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Herefords Australia announces two high level appointments

Herefords Australia announces two high level appointments

Andrew Donoghue new GM; former CEO Dr Alex Ball to stay on but in different role.

Global markets in MLA’s sights

Global markets in MLA’s sights

MLA is ramping up its support for international markets.

China hungry for steak cooking advice

China hungry for steak cooking advice

Bindaree at forefront of consumer insight-led marketing strategy in China.

Opportunities on light cattle

Opportunities on light cattle

Dairy

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Bega raising $160m from share market

Bega raising $160m from share market

Bega is beefing up its capital strength to prepare for more food and dairy business growth

MG forced to lift farmgate price to $5.20

MG forced to lift farmgate price to $5.20

Murray Goulburn co-operative has bowed to intense market pressure from rival dairy companies and upgraded its farmgate milk price

Bega pitches for new suppliers with $5.50/kg milk price

Bega pitches for new suppliers with $5.50/kg milk price

Bega Cheese is promising to pay almost $1 a kilogram more than the farmgate payment offer announced by Murray Goulburn

Falling costs help after tough year for dairy

Falling costs help after tough year for dairy

After a lean year for milk production and cash flow the broader milk sector is enjoying some major inputs cost cuts and the likelihood of some lift in farmgate payments

New research to improve dairy calf management

New research to improve dairy calf management

Australian dairy farmers are being asked to take part in new research through the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation aimed at improving calf health and productivity.

Agribusiness

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What will Bega Cheese buy next?

What will Bega Cheese buy next?

There's speculation aplenty about asset changes and structural revamps in the dairy industry, including questions about what Bega Cheese is up to.

Bega swamped by share buyer interest

Bega swamped by share buyer interest

Existing institutional shareholders have rushed in to grab an extra slice of Bega Cheese

Japan’s satellites bring new auto farming, stock management era

Japan’s satellites bring new auto farming, stock management era

Technology giant Hitachi is trialling a host of technologies to let farmers run driverless machinery and remotely manage livestock

Former Wellard boss Troncone returns

Former Wellard boss Troncone returns

Former Wellard Rural Exports chief executive officer Fred Troncone is rejoining the live exporter as a director

Power Struggle

Wholesale electricity offers power minus the nasties

Wholesale electricity offers power minus the nasties

Sponsored: New players in the power market will allow businesses to buy wholesale electricity themselves.

Grassroots solutions for power price pain

Grassroots solutions for power price pain

On-farm focus to ease electricity cost shock

Power price court ruling “appalling”

Power price court ruling “appalling”

Networks win right to hike rates

Farmers take pulse of power price pain

Farmers take pulse of power price pain

Taskforce warning over lack of affordable electricity network

PM slaps export limit on LNG

PM slaps export limit on LNG

Australia's largest gas producers are being hit with limits on their exports to ensure there is enough supply for the domestic market

Video

Market Chat – June 26 | Stock Journal

Market Chat – June 26 | Stock Journal

ALI KUCHEL recaps the past week's prices at SA livestock markets.

Taking Stock – June 22 | Stock Journal

Taking Stock – June 22 | Stock Journal

ALI KUCHEL and ALISHA FOGDEN detail the major agricultural news stories of the week.

Market Chat – June 19 | Stock Journal

Market Chat – June 19 | Stock Journal

Stock Journal’s ALI KUCHEL recaps the past week's prices at SA livestock markets.

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Market Chat – June 26 | Stock Journal

Market Chat – June 26 | Stock Journal

ALI KUCHEL recaps the past week's prices at SA livestock markets.

Emerging rural leaders celebrated | PHOTOS

Emerging rural leaders celebrated | PHOTOS

Agriculture's next crop of leaders was celebrated at the Rabobank Farm Managers Program graduation dinner in Adelaide on Thursday.

Small Jamestown yarding sells to $162

Small Jamestown yarding sells to $162

PROCESSORS and restockers competed for a small yarding of 5500 sheep at Jamestown on Thursday.

Flashback Friday – February 1956 | Stock Journal

Flashback Friday – February 1956 | Stock Journal

Take a look through the Stock Journal archives from February 1956.

Photos from the Hay Inc graduation at Hay Sheep Show

Photos from the Hay Inc graduation at Hay Sheep Show

Graduates of the 2017 Hay Inc Rural Education program were successful in the Don McNeil Memorial Junior Merino sheep judging competition at the 2017 Hay Sheep Show.

Opinion

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An underwhelming result for SA's regions | POLL

An underwhelming result for SA's regions | POLL

OPINION: There are no surprises for regional SA in today's State Budget.

Coalition’s bush balance critical to avoiding derailment

Coalition’s bush balance critical to avoiding derailment

Rural Liberals fear they're getting left behind as the Nationals appear to be dominating the government's country agenda.

Decentralisation can generate wins for all

Decentralisation can generate wins for all

The issue with the Government's decentralisation policy is to do with the way it has been rolled out, not its merit.

Property

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Hassad to sell Clover Downs

Hassad to sell Clover Downs

Hassad has placed its prized large scale Cunnamulla pastoral enterprise Clover Downs on the market.

Hewitt buys Hale pastoral stations in $50m deal

Hewitt buys Hale pastoral stations in $50m deal

Hewitt Cattle Australia has made its largest cattle station purchase to date, buying two properties in the Northern Territory.

Machinery

Volvo releases self-steering truck | Video

Volvo releases self-steering truck | Video

Volvo Trucks' new self-steering truck always maintains exactly the right course when it drives to, alongside and away from the harvester.

New series of Fendt tractors

New series of Fendt tractors

Fendt has released a new series of tractors.

New Holland sets soybean world record

New Holland sets soybean world record

New Holland has set a new world record with its CR8.90 combine, harvesting 440 tonnes of soybean in eight hours.

World-first sprayer in use at Burtundy

World-first sprayer in use at Burtundy

THE Davies family in Far West NSW recently took ownership of a new Hardi Rubicon sprayer – the second released in the world and the first with a 48.5-metre boom – just in time for seeding.

Agco on the right track

Agco on the right track

Agco posted a loss for the first quarter, but exceeded market expectations.

Turbodrum evens out harvester flow

Turbodrum evens out harvester flow

Grain harvesters across the country are heaping praise on a simple innovation that is creating markedly better operational efficiency on harvesters using a draper front.

Farmers keen on making hay

Farmers keen on making hay

Farmers are looking at investing in hay-making equipment in increasing numbers.

Harvester simplicity attracts growers

Harvester simplicity attracts growers

The 9505 series of Massey Ferguson harvesters is attracting interest from farmers.

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2017 MAC SA Country Championships

2017 MAC SA Country Championships

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